UW-Whitewater
8-3 2025 final D3 TOP 25 #18The D3 dynasty that won six national titles in eight years — now reclaiming what the standard demands.
The Warhawks are patient.
The D3 dynasty that won six national titles in eight years — now reclaiming what the standard demands.
Whitewater went 8-3 in 2025 (2-5 WIAC) under third-year coach Jace Rindahl. The Warhawks made the WIAC tournament but did not earn an NCAA playoff bid — the first time in the dynasty era that Whitewater wasn't a championship conte…
Offseason
69 days
until kickoff · Sun Aug 30 · 17:00 UTC
The 2026 Outlook
UW-Whitewater sits 4th in the Wisconsin Conference and 26th of 240 in the CFB Zeitgeist — inside the projected 40-team field on the at-large math.
| Team | Conf | Overall | Index | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wisconsin-River Falls | 6-1 | 14-1 | 77.1 |
| 2 | Wisconsin-Lacrosse | 5-2 | 8-3 | 67.2 |
| 3 | Wisconsin-Platteville | 5-2 | 9-3 | 67.0 |
| 4 | Wisconsin-Whitewater | 5-2 | 8-3 | 64.5 |
| 5 | Wisconsin-Stout | 3-4 | 6-5 | 57.6 |
| 6 | Wisconsin-Oshkosh | 3-4 | 5-5 | 56.8 |
| 7 | Wisconsin-Stevens Pt | 1-6 | 4-6 | 49.6 |
| 8 | Wisconsin-Eau Claire | 0-7 | 3-7 | 46.0 |
Win the Wisconsin Conference for the automatic berth into the 40-team NCAA Division III bracket. Miss it and the path is an at-large bid, selected by NPI — the metric the CFB Index mirrors. Six wins survive the bracket to the Stagg Bowl.
Signature win 51-10 over Wisconsin-Eau Claire; toughest day 14-52 against Wisconsin-River Falls.
The Pulse on UW-Whitewater
What moved it — offseason · last 30 days
Aspiration Ladder
Brief Part III §33.4 · UW-Whitewater
The baseline for a successful season.
The primary goal and national bracket path.
One of 32 national tournament entries.
The Division III national championship game.
UW-Whitewater · Next-Season Outcome Band
Floor / Base / Ceiling
Variance assumed at ±2 wins from last-season record. Replace with the season-path projection once preview data is built.
Who We Are
Home-Field Advantage · UW-Whitewater · 2018-present
Strong
78% home win rate vs 65% on the road. margin runs +11.2 better at home.
Act IIILast Season Reviewed
2025 season · tap to expand
Recent Form · last 10 games
Mixed
Three of five. Trending up, not yet hot.
Schedule Strength · UW-Whitewater · 2025
Hard
Average opponent win rate 57% across 11 finalized games. Strong conference slate — wins here carry full weight in Super Region selection.
Moment of the Year · UW-Whitewater · 2025
Postseason · Lost 23-26 vs Depauw
Week 14 of 2025. The single game that defined the season's arc.
Postseason History
Recent postseason (2023-2025): 2-2
Most recent: 2025 — loss 23-26 (home). Last 5 postseason: 2-2.
From the Archive — UW-Whitewater
2022: Lost 13-17 at Wisconsin-Platteville
In 2022, the program lost 13-17 at Wisconsin-Platteville — a close road result, 4 points either way.
Go Warhawks.